After three years, Kamal Parmar’s term as the City of Nanaimo’s Poet Laureate is coming to an end, and she is reflecting on the work she has done and the lessons she has learned.
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Purple chairs are being placed around Nanaimo leading up to International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31, sharing the stories of those who lost their lives to the overdose crisis.
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It has been a couple of busy months for Tom Weinreich, current president of the Nanaimo Curling Club, but now fears of a broken chiller affecting the start of the season are no more.
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A local farmer’s market is celebrating its 12th anniversary of supporting local farmers and makers.
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The City of Nanaimo, for a third time, is moving forward with an AAP to seek approval from electors to borrow money for the Public Works Yard, but this time with a higher price tag.
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People in Nanaimo will now have an easier time returning to work following a disability with a new provincial program.
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A local theatre collective is using the backdrop of Maffeo Sutton Park to host its theatre festival.
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For over 25 years the Nanaimo Art Gallery has offered their Artists in the Schools program, but now they are fundraising money to pay off a deficit.
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After a long pause, the Coast Salish Games has once again kicked off in Nanaimo.
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A new urgent and primary care centre is coming to Nanaimo in 2025.
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In partnership with the Province of BC, the Snuneymuxw First Nation has been returned a prominent piece of property in downtown Nanaimo.
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The VIU Palestine Solidarity Encampment still stands at Vancouver Island University’s Nanaimo campus despite receiving a trespass notice ordering protestors to vacate by 8 a.m. this morning July 15.
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After two months, the Unitarian Shelter celebrates its re-opening after the completion of renovations and a transfer of operations to the Nanaimo Family Life Association.
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Vancouver Island University has delivered a trespass notice to the Students for Palestine Committee demanding that protestors vacate and dismantle the VIU Palestine Solidarity Encampment by 8 a.m. on Monday, July 15.
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With an increase in catalytic converter theft, a Nanaimo auto mechanic shop is hosting a free etching service so that stolen converters can be returned to their owners.
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Nanaimo city council has approved a 3-year lease for a new temporary housing building in the south end of Nanaimo.
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